Tag Archives: Newt Gingrich

Quote o’ the Day (Barney/Newt Edition)

Massachusetts Rep. Barney Frank (D- Frank You) officially started his farewell tour with a few broadsides aimed at freshly minted GOP presidential frontrunner Newt Gingrich (R- Newt You). From Monday’s Boston Globe: “As I look at the Republican debate, I … Continue reading

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Let The $4 Billion Rumpus Begin! (Iowa Air War Edition)

(Tip o’ the pixel: ABC’s The Note) The Iowa airwaves are stacked up like LaGuardia with ads from the GOP presidential hopefuls. Call the roll: • Ron Paul’s $429,000 Big Dog spot:   Arf. • The pro-Rick Perry Make Us Great … Continue reading

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Let The $4 Billion Rumpus Begin! (Newt Gingrich Edition)

Newt Gingrich’s first Iowa TV spot features the on-his-meds Newt (calm, measured, focused) as opposed to the off-the-cuff Newt (popcorn machine of bad ideas). If he can keep the latter out of sight for the next few months, he just … Continue reading

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Don Imus Calls Newt Gingrich . . . Oh, Wait – Don Imus Is Irrelevant

The remains of Don Imus, whose syndicated radio show is simulcast on the equally emaciated Fox Business cable network, continue to rail against the political machine. Via Mediaite: Don Imus Calls Newt Gingrich ‘Disgusting’ And A ‘Fat, Repulsive Pig’ During … Continue reading

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The Daily Caller Sells Out Its Readers – Again

This is the second time in two weeks the Daily Caller has pimped out its email list to a GOP presidential candidate. First it was Herman Cain telling the hardworking staff he was getting high-tech-lynched by the left-wing media. Now … Continue reading

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NYT, WSJ Handicap The 2012 Election

Somebody please get the Wall Street Journal’s Dorothy Rabinowitz and the New York Times’s Nate Silver into the same room. In Wednesday’s Journal, Rabinowitz makes a compelling case for Newt Gingrich as a viable alternative to Mitt Romney in the … Continue reading

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Dead Blogging The GOP Presidential Primary Debate

Full disclosure: The hardworking staff only saw the first and last half-hours of Wednesday night’s MSNBC Republican presidential primary slapfight, but a little of this crowd goes a long way. So . . . • If you picked “Ronald Reagan” … Continue reading

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Dead Blogging The GOP Iowa Debate

Well that was fun, although the hardworking staff firmly believes Lewis Carroll – no relation – would’ve been a better moderator than Fox Newshound Bret Baier (Cheshire Cat smile notwithstanding). Fox News summary and video clips here. Random notes: • Everyone … Continue reading

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Andrew Ferguson Boldly Goes Where None Of Us Want To: 21 Newt Gingrich Books

This Sunday’s New York Times Magazine features some public-service journalism from Weekly Standard senior editor (high keening liberal outcries here) Andrew Ferguson. To wit: What Does Newt Gingrich Know? Let’s consult the literature — all 21 books by the self-proclaimed ideas … Continue reading

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WSJ Gets Punked By Two-Faced Political Adviser

Clearly Wall Street Journal reporter Neil King Jr. has never introduced his right hand to his left. From King’s Thursday piece headlined “New Whispers of Perry Bid,” about the presidential prospects of Texas Gov. Rick Perry (R-If I Can’t Secede From … Continue reading

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